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BATESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC), in partnership with renewable energy giant RWE, cut the ribbon Wednesday on its 80-acre Midway Solar Facility, located on 135 acres of land outside of Batesville. With more than 17,000 solar panels manufactured by Qcells in Dalton, GA,...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A new set of anonymous, seven-figure dollar gifts to the Virginia men’s lacrosse program will fully endow the team’s 12.6 scholarships, closing a funding gap and securing the future for the Cavaliers. “This is an extraordinary demonstration of generosity from a...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - UVA Health is receiving national recognition for its health care technology. The “Most Wired” award is offered annually, given to health systems that utilize technology to make patient care and hospital operations more efficient. It comes from the College of Healthcare Management Systems, which...

At the end of Tuesday’s short Greene County Board of Supervisors meeting, County Administrator Cathy Schafrik announced she was leaving her position effective November 30.  “I’ll work for the next two weeks,” Schafrik informed the board and the 10 county residents in the room. “And I will be available for the staff until the end of November.”  The announcement didn’t surprise board members, who sat […] The post ▶︎Schafrik exiting Greene Administrator post after three-plus years first appeared o

Virginia Tech (19-13, 8-10 ACC) The Hokies are chasing their first March Madness bid since winning the program's lone Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title in 2022. Last year's team had a chance before losing seven of its last 10 games. Eighth-year coach Mike Young's Hokies return three starters and have added through the transfer portal to build a team picked to finish ninth in the ACC race. Players to watch Amani Hansberry (senior, F, 6-8, 240). Hansberry led the team in scoring (14.3) an

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Tuesday’s town hall meeting with Albemarle County School Board Chair and White Hall representative Dr. Rebecca Berlin and Rivanna representative Judy Le was filled with frustrated and at times emotional parents and teachers urging for more transparency from Albemarle County Public Schools.

Admission to the School of Law — tied for fourth-best law school in the nation according to U.S. News — has become significantly more competitive over the past two application cycles. The school’s most recently published acceptance rate was 10.17 percent for the 2025 cycle compared to 13.92 percent for the 2024 cycle, according to information reports from the American Bar Association.

Over the summer, the owners of Sal’s Caffe Italia installed a U-shaped service counter around a tree in the space they lease on the Downtown Mall from the City of Charlottesville. They did so without first getting approval from the city’s Department of Neighborhood Development Services. “Things on...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Four years ago, Carrie Heilman asked Anna Katherine Clay to serve on the University of Virginia’s Athletics Advisory Council. Clay readily agreed, and she’s glad she did. “I loved it,” said Clay, an assistant professor of practice in UVA’s media studies department.

Virginia State Police said there were three deadly crashes that happened in Central Virginia over the weekend.